peculiarly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɪˈkjuljɚli/ UK /pɪˈkjuːliəli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a strange or distinctively characteristic way

The room had a peculiarly stale smell about it.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a strange or... oddly strangely distinctively characteristically uniquely curiously

Opposites

normally commonly ordinarily

Word family

Related forms peculiar peculiarity

Etymology

From peculiar + -ly, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle').

peculiaris Latin pecu Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# peculiarly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /pɪˈkjuljɚli/
**IPA (UK):** /pɪˈkjuːliəli/

## Meanings
1. in a strange or distinctively characteristic way

## Examples
- The room had a peculiarly stale smell about it.

## Synonyms
- oddly
- strangely
- distinctively
- characteristically
- uniquely
- curiously

## Antonyms
- normally
- commonly
- ordinarily

## Related Forms
- peculiar
- peculiarity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: peculiaris
- Root: pecu

## Etymology
From peculiar + -ly, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle').

## AI Etymology
Peculiarly comes from peculiar + -ly, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle'). The historical trail runs through Latin peculiaris and Latin pecu. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means in a strange or distinctively characteristic way. Related forms include peculiar, peculiarity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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